2016 Israeli Basketball Super League Final Four

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2016 Israeli Final Four
Season2015–2016 Israeli Super League
Tournament details
ArenaPais Arena
Jerusalem
Dates6–9 June 2016
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title)
Runners-upHapoel Jerusalem
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Darryl Monroe
2017

The 2016 Israeli Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League. It was the seventh Israeli Final Four, and the event is held for the first time since the 2012 edition. Unlike previous Final Four tournaments, there would not be a third placed game.

The Event was held in the Pais Arena, in Jerusalem between 6 and 9 May 2016. The participating teams were Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Eilat, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Venue

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Jerusalem Arena

The Pais Arena is an indoor sports arena in Jerusalem. Opened in 2014 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 11,000.

Results

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Bracket

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Semi-finals
6 June
Final
9 June
 
      
 
 
 
 
Hapoel Jerusalem82
 
 
 
Hapoel Eilat78
 
Hapoel Jerusalem77
 
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion83
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv69
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion71
 

Semi-finals

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All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Hapoel Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Eilat

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6 June 2016 Hapoel Jerusalem 82–78 Hapoel Eilat Pais Arena, Jerusalem
21:05 Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 19-20, 18-21, 19-16
Channel 1 Pts: Eliyahu 16
Rebs: Eliyahu 12
Asts: Smith 8
Boxscore Pts: Kane 22
Rebs: Aminu 16
Asts: Aminu, Wyatt 4
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Omer Esteron, Erez Gurion

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion

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6 June 2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–71 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Pais Arena, Jerusalem
18:10 Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 20-20, 21-21, 12-16
Sport 5 Pts: Rochestie 20
Rebs: Mbakwe 14
Asts: Ohayon 4
Boxscore Pts: Monroe 20
Rebs: Monroe 8
Asts: Lyons, Ben Chimol 4
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: David Romano, Kfir Mualem, Lior Beynish

Final

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9 June 2016 Hapoel Jerusalem 77–83 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Pais Arena, Jerusalem
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 15–21, 18–26, 16–19
Channel 1 Pts: Gaffney 20
Rebs: Holman 7
Asts: Rowland 6
Boxscore Pts: Monroe 29
Rebs: Wright 9
Asts: Lyons 7
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Gili Cohen, Amit Balak


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 4 United States E.J. Rowland 16 4 6
SG 10 Israel Yotam Halperin 0 1 2
SF 15 Venezuela Donta Smith 14 4 3
PF 8 Israel Lior Eliyahu 9 6 4
F/C 3 United States Tony Gaffney 20 3 3
Reserves:
C 32 United States Eli Holman 8 7 2
PG 11 Israel Bar Timor 8 2 3
SF 12 Israel Rafi Menco 2 2 1
PG 14 Dominican Republic Édgar Sosa DNP
SG 6 Israel Yochai Zokrman DNP
SG 24 Israel Igor Mayor DNP
Head coach:
Israel Danny Franco
Jerusalem jersey
Team colours
Jerusalem
Rishon LeZion jersey
Team colours
Rishon LeZion
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10 United States Mark Lyons 11 3 5
SG 6 Israel Nitzan Hanochi 2 4 1
SF 8 Israel Shawn Dawson 21 5 3
PF 33 United States Chris Wright 13 9 1
F/C 86 United States Darryl Monroe 29 6 2
Reserves:
SF 9 Israel Tony Younger 10 2 1
PG 11 Israel Avi Ben Chimol 4 3 5
PF 14 United States Kevin Palmer 3 0 0
F/C 12 Israel Idan Zalmanson 0 0 0
G 7 Israel Golan Gutt DNP
G 18 Israel Tyler Dawson DNP
G 21 Israel Ofek Hakmon DNP
Head coach:
Israel Arik Shivek

Winning roster

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Head coach Arik Shivek
Final Four MVP Darryl Monroe


2015–16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 6 Israel Hanochi, Nitzan (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 7 Israel Gutt, Golan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G/F 8 Israel Dawson, Shawn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 9 United States Israel Younger, Tony (DC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
PG 10 United States Lyons, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG 11 Israel Ben Chimol, Avi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F/C 12 Israel Zalmanson, Idan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
F 14 United States Palmer, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
G 18 Israel Dawson, Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 21 Israel Hakmon, Ofek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 33 United States Wright, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F/C 86 United States Monroe, Darryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Shmulik Brener
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Israel Yigal Mirovski
  • Israel Avraham Meidan
Team manager
  • Israel Ziv Cohen

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured

References

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